‘Family’ Category

Polarn O. Pyret marketing director, Petra, describes her family’s Christmas trip to Malaysian Borneo. She shares some tips and tricks on what to think about before, during and after a trip. Our adventure is getting closer – we are going to go to Malaysian Borneo with all our family over Christmas and New Year. I now feel the children are old enough, 7 and 9, for such a long journey. We grown-ups are looking forward to lazy days on the beach and exciting excursions into the rain forest. The children are thinking about what will happen on Christmas Eve. Will they get any presents? What kind of Christmas sweets will there be? And how will Granny and Granddad fare back home? And who is … Read More!

Not for girls. Not for boys. We make clothes for children. The bodies of boys and girls are very similar before they reach their teens. We work with clothes for children. So why would we make them different clothes? It may seem obvious, but our belief that both boys and girls need good fit and function makes us unique. We aim to make the world’s best shell jacket, knee sock, t-shirt and sun hat. Who wears what – and what colors – is up to you. But both boys and girls need good looking clothes that are strong and versatile. That’s what unisex means to us. Polarn O.Pyret – unisex since 1976. “We wanted our children to grow up as people, not boys or … Read More!

Now the countdown to the holidays has begun. Why not make your own decorations? A Polarn O. Pyret-striped decoration for the tree or Poppy´s Lucia procession. Tree decoration This is how you do it (click on the picture to make it bigger and to print it): You need: Template – print it here Glue Scissors Stapler Lace Poppy´s Lucia procession This is how you do it (click on the picture to make it bigger and to print it): You need: Templates – print it here Scissors Tape (to tape in the back of the figure) Do you want some more inspiration? Look here for tips on how you can fold saffron buns into many different shapes.

December 13th is St Lucia Day, a time for singing, mulled spiced wine, and saffron buns. Originally a Catholic feast day, Lucia is a special day that is celebrated all around Sweden, especially in schools and nurseries. The day starts with a Lucia procession early in the morning when it is still dark outside. Lucia herself enters the room wearing a long white Lucia dress with a red silk ribbon around her waist and a crown of candles on her head. She is followed by singing flower girls with glitter in their hair, star boys wearing cone hats, and last but not least, mischievous gingerbread men and elves. It is a delightful and much loved tradition with candles and holiday songs that for many people … Read More!

Welcome to PO.P’s laundry school! We believe that clothes should be inherited and that as many children as possible should grow out of them, which is why we focus so firmly on quality when producing our clothing. You can also influence how many times a garment can be inherited – washing it correctly means it will last longer. Come with us to learn how you can impact the lifetime of your garments while taking the environment into account. All of our items have labels with washing instructions. The washing instructions in combination with PO.P’s laundry school will give clothing the longest lifetime possible. Before even entering the laundry room, make sure that the garments really need to be washed. Check whether it would suffice to … Read More!

With digital technology taking over our every move, it has become hard to delegate our families screen time and limit it to the 2 hour maximum that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends. If you are feeling confused or even guilty over the hours your children log on screens. You are not alone. Polarn O. Pyret UK conducted a small scale poll of parent’s household rules, and The Huffington Post UK reported: The Huffington Post UK | By Amy Packham Many parents have started giving their children digital bans in order to maintain a healthy amount of screen time, according to a new survey. In the small-scale poll of 1,330 parents of children aged 12 and under, 67% said they always remove or ban screens … Read More!